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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWould you call this a "collectible car?"
Maybe it's because it's still running.
trof
(54,255 posts)They were not known for being well-built.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Maverick_(Americas)
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I wrecked it. Another car cut me off I-95 in Miami, and I hit the brakes and they locked. i skidded across the expressway and turned over. Car was totaled.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68, '69, '70 automobile.
He built it one piece at a time.....
Do some research, it may be. I wish I had our old Gremlin now. Hipsters love those things!
Archae
(46,262 posts)1980 I bought a 1971 Gremilin, straight 6.
Easiest car in the world to work on!
Sure it had no back-seat legroom at all. (Literally!)
But it was usually just me and a buddy (or girl) in the front anyway, on the bench seat.
glacierbay
(2,477 posts)I had one back in the day, It had a 289 ci engine with a Ford Toploader 4 speed transmission. Wish I still had that puppy.
geardaddy
(24,924 posts)My friend had one in the 80s and called it The Terrarium.
We are Devo
(193 posts)were really something, weren't they?
geardaddy
(24,924 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)It might be unusual, but collectable? Just 'cause it's old doesn't make it good.
Archae
(46,262 posts)"Don't slam the door!"
*Thunk*
(Half the underbody falls off...)
Mopar151
(9,965 posts)Most were not great cars stock ( I call it Cheap Ford Syndrome). But they were built on the Mustang/Falcon platform, so they upgrade well. Clean lines,light and simple.
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)and I had one years ago. It drove fairly well.
sendero
(28,552 posts).. but not because they are collectible, because they are unremarkable. to put it nicely
bluedigger
(17,077 posts)Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)What a piece of shit. Even when it was new it rattled, squeaked, and broke down a lot.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)a real nothing of a car.
jmowreader
(50,453 posts)LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)but I'm not that car's somebody.
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)a '72? Ford Maverick, I suppose it's probably "collectable" if the floorpan hasn't rusted out (which is amazing, especially in Wisconsin, they were very bad about that as I recall).
GreydeeThos
(958 posts)Iggo
(47,489 posts)My buddy had one of those in his '70 Ford Econoline.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)If it's got the straight 250, then DEFINITELY. Most of them were 170s and 200s (mine was the latter) and even with that I could outrun Cameros - quick acceleration, unbelievable maneuverability, and leaf springs that would take anything. Lose the fuzzy dice and I'd buy that one without thinking about it.
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)Would say it was, and pay a boatload of money for it, too.
Iggo
(47,489 posts)Rambis
(7,774 posts)Am radio no power stearing or power breaks and teh clutch went out all the time- What a POS!
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,781 posts)All in all not a bad ride, I guess, considering all American cars were pieces of shit back then.
mikeytherat
(6,829 posts)Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Touch of Satan
mikey_the_rat
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)or rusted to dust does make it exceptional, if not collectable.
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hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Which was essentially a live grenade.
Mopar151
(9,965 posts)There was a recall fix, which worked - and wagons were not affected at all.
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)As much for nostalgia as preservation. I have my favorite marques but I feel it's silly to approach a car show/cruise-in filtered through brand loyalty. Anymore, "it's all good".
liberal N proud
(60,302 posts)I don't think the paint on those things was that shiny to Begin with.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)The motor and driveline were bulletproof, but the body was as solid as spun sugar.
Still went over 70K in NE OH before dissolving.
Kali
(54,990 posts)his isn't in quite as good shape:
Mopar151
(9,965 posts)Have a little interesting history - the few extra inches of wheelbase qualified them for a weight break in the early days of Pro Stock. And yes, it's the same Jack Roush with the NASCAR teams, etc. etc.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Tijuana+Taxi+pics+Gapp+%26+Roush&hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsfd&tbnid=KevqRv_CbtJTvM:&imgrefurl=http://www.429-460.com/t3395-jack-rouch-s-maverick&imgurl=&w=500&h=194&ei=_l1HUK-_F4_C9gTy6oHoDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=865&vpy=2&dur=3891&hovh=140&hovw=361&tx=181&ty=77&sig=111093970835859275911&page=1&tbnh=62&tbnw=160&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:85&biw=1280&bih=588
Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)It's sure been well-cared-for.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)since there's no heavy demand for it, or some market that will make it skyrocket in value, but that doesn't mean you couldn't draw a bunch of interested buyers on your doorstep with a little legwork...Museums could want it, along with collectors with esoteric tastes, wannabe hipsters, etc...
Taverner
(55,476 posts)Yeah, they broke down but that was pretty much all US autos after 1970
PD Turk
(1,289 posts)The Maverick "Grabber" version is probably a bit on the collectible side but the average maverick , not so much.